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Table 2 Top 10 high sodium food most consumed by Malaysian adults (N = 1032 respondents)

From: High sodium food consumption pattern among Malaysian population

No.

Food items

Unweighted count

Estimated population

Population consumed

mg sodium (per day)

% (95% CI)

median (IQR)

1

Fried vegetable

870

16,775,456

86.4 (83.2, 89.0)

101.8 (44.1, 264.3)

2

White/whole meal bread

823

16,674,062

85.9 (83.1, 88.2)

59.3 (29.6, 118.6)

3

Omelet

796

15,586,616

80.3 (76.5, 83.5)

71.8 (35.9, 215.3)

4

Fried chicken with spices

713

14,034,531

72.3 (67.9, 76.2)

62.5 (29.2, 125.0)

5

Fried rice

683

13,609,154

70.1 (65.8, 74.0)

95.4 (44.5, 190.8)

6

Nasi Lemak (set)

622

13,021,095

67.0 (61.7, 72.0)

88.0 (58.7, 251.5)

7

Roti canai/roti telur

613

12,623,157

65.0 (60.7, 69.1)

99.3 (66.2, 283.7)

8

Fried meehoon

624

11,963,462

61.6 (56.8, 66.2)

53.7 (26.9, 115.1)

9

Fried noodle

626

11,914,301

61.3 (56.0, 66.5)

82.8 (41.4, 177.4)

10

Chicken curry

583

11,143,152

57.4 (52.4, 62.2)

10.1 (4.5, 19.3)